Lotto Powerball: Lucky punter bags $10.5 million in latest jackpot win

One lucky Lotto player is $10.5 million richer after this evening’s Powerball jackpot was struck – the fourth in 2025.

Tonight’s numbers are 29, 22, 11, 23, 21, and 38. The bonus ball is 2 and the Powerball is 4.

The prize is made up of $10m from Powerball First Division and $500,000 from First Division.

The winning ticket was sold at Paper Plus Waihī & Toyworld in Waihī.

Another player also bagged $500,000 with Lotto First Division. The winning ticket was bought on MyLotto by a Whangārei player.

Tonight’s draw comes just weeks after a lucky Hamilton woman bagged $10.5m.

She went public with her win while remaining anonymous, revealing she won the mega riches after rummaging through her handbag and finding an unchecked ticket.

One lucky Kiwi is $10.5 million richer after tonight’s Lotto Powerball draw. Photo / Michael Bradley

“I hadn’t heard Powerball had been won. I was looking for something in my bag when the tickets fell out and I thought I’d better remember to check them when I went down to the shop,” the woman said.

After she handed her tickets to a clerk at the shop, she said she won a few bonus lines on one ticket “and then the clerk just stopped and looked at me, then back to the screen, and back to me again”.

“I wondered what was going on. He said, ‘you’re our first division winner’. I just said, ‘oh my god, oh my god, you’re kidding me?’

“I didn’t even know how much it was at that point, but I was so shocked – nothing like this has ever happened to me.

“I had to sit down – I was shaking like a leaf,” she said.

She said she was still too shocked to know what to do with the money.

“There’s no words – it’s just so unbelievable. I’m walking around with a great big grin on my face.

“I don’t have any plans yet, but I’m looking forward to celebrating and sharing the news with my family.”

On January 8, a Wellington couple pocketed $7m in the first Powerball jackpot of 2025 and two weeks later a Taranaki couple who have played the same Lotto numbers for almost 20 years claimed an $8.3m prize.

What to do if you win

Ticket holders can see immediately if they have won if they purchased a ticket through MyLotto. Prizes of $1000 or less are automatically credited to the account.

For prizes of more than $1000, winners have to fill in an online prize form.

Results are available immediately after the live draws on TVNZ 1, which take place on Wednesday and Saturday nights.

They can also be found through the MyLotto app, online at www.mylotto.co.nz, at Lotto NZ retailers and on nzherald.co.nz.

Winners with a physical ticket must still visit a Lotto retailer to claim their prize.

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